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This textbook covers both surgical and non-operative treatments in the management of the various conditions afflicting the lumbar spine. It follows a logical progression beginning with the basic foundations, examination of the patient, specific disc conditions, and MacNab’s philosophy for treating low back pain. It provides a fundamental description of all lumbar spinal disorders, with an emphasis on the degenerative spine. The book includes information on topics such as disability assessment for insurance purposes, and low back pain in pregnancy, paediatrics and sports medicine. It also has a discussion and illustrations of degenerative and non-degenerative spine conditions. This edition contains many more diagrams and MRIs explaining diagnosis and procedure, a new introductory chapter on surgical anatomy, and several new chapters containing material on the treatment of back problems.

Macnab’s Backache

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This textbook of oral medicine and oral pathology is ideal for dental students and postgraduates taking further dental exams. Updated coverage includes the lates information on AIDS, molecular biology, alleged mercury hazards, tumours, and management. This new 7th edition has full-color illustrations throughout and a new page design, making the book more accessible and user-friendly. Conveniently offers concise coverage of both oral pathology and oral medicine in a single volume.

Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine

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Fundamentals of Cardiac Pacing is an introductory guide to cardiac pacing, and covers the key topics that residents, fellows, nurses, and other clinical personnel must be familiar with in order to care for the growing number of patients with cardiac pacemakers. This concise and clearly written handbook covers all dimensions of cardiac pacing including indications, technology, implantation techniques, programming, diagnostics, and follow-up as well as evidence-based guidelines for pacemaker implantation, avoidance of complications, and patient preparedness. This is a straightforward, complete and essential guide to the long-term care of patients with cardiac pacemakers, and is the perfect resource for any health care professional!

Fundamentals of Cardiac Pacing

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Set yourself up for success by putting the power of two successful, long-term lap band patients to work for you. Figuring out whether or not to have lap band surgery can be confusing and intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. This book is like having Sandi Henderson and Gloria Samuels as your personal coaches, guiding you through an easy-to-follow, step-by-step process of self-discovery. In this book you will learn:

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Review the risks associated with weight-loss surgery and what you should expect from the surgery and during recovery. Understand the benefits you will gain from loosing weight, improving your health and increasing your abilities.

Considering Weight-Loss Surgery: The Facts You Need to Know for a Healthy Recovery

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Endoscopic Surgery of the Paranasal Sinuses and Anterior Skull Base

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Acclaimed for its unsurpassed readability and manageable scope, Ashcraft’s Pediatric Surgery presents authoritative, practical guidance on treating the entire range of surgical problems in infants, children, and adolescents. The new 5th Edition continues this excellent legacy with its thoroughly updated coverage of today’s hot topics including the increased use of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for pediatric patients, urology, bariatric surgery in adolescents, and evidence-based treatments and outcomes in children. Expert Consult functionality-new to this edition-offers convenient access to the complete contents of the book, along with bonus surgical videos that demonstrate many of the new techniques and procedures from the text to help you refine your skills.

• Covers the complete range of surgical problems in infants, children, and adolescents, for comprehensive guidance in one convenient resource.

• Offers coverage of minimally invasive surgery, including laparoscopy and thoracoscopy, outlining the pros and cons of each approach.
• Discusses timely topics such as bariatric surgery in adolescents and evidence-based treatments and outcomes in children.
• Includes surgical videos-many new to this edition-which demonstrate how to perform key techniques.
• Emphasizes a clinical focus for a broad spectrum of pediatric surgical disorders, for coverage that targets the material most important to you.
• Features a user-friendly format that makes review easy for certification and recertification exams.

• Places an increased emphasis on minimally invasive surgery, reflecting the shift from open to closed procedures that allow for faster recovery and better outcomes.
• Presents a new focus on evidence-based treatments and outcomes, equipping you with today’s best practices.
• Offers the complete text online, fully searchable, along with all of the illustrations downloadable for your personal presentations, and access to surgical videos at expertconsult.com.
• Includes over 900 illustrations-more than half new to this edition-that depict today’s best surgical practice.
• Provides online references linked to PubMed for easy access to abstracts and full text articles.

Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

Ashcraft’s Pediatric Surgery

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Here’s the 10th Edition of this classic text. Emphasizes the surgical relevance of the subject and is heavily revised in line with the new MRCS examination.

Last’s Anatomy: Regional and Applied

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Here’s the 10th Edition of this classic text. Emphasizes the surgical relevance of the subject and is heavily revised in line with the new MRCS examination.

Last’s Anatomy: Regional and Applied

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Full of stunning color photographs, this authoritative reference provides practical, easy-to-use guidance on the histopathologic diagnosis of gynecologic lesions. Written by world-renowned experts, this visual resource clearly describes the cardinal clinical, gross, and microscopic features of each lesion, as well as the staging system for tumors at each site. Clinical correlations of surgical pathology, clinical data, and immunohistochemical data help you to weigh all of the available evidence to form the most decisive diagnoses. Never has it been easier to perform state-of-the-art gynecologic diagnosis right at your own microscope!

• Internationally recognized experts in gynecologic pathology provide you with the know-how you need to overcome virtually any diagnostic challenge you face.
• Approximately 1000 high-quality, full-color illustrations-50% more than in the previous edition-help you rapidly and accurately identify gynecologic tumors and related lesions.
• A consistent approach to every entity discussed, including definition, clinical features, gross features, miscroscopic features, and differential diagnoses, expedites reference.
• Comprehensive coverage of pitfalls helps you avoid diagnostic errors.
• Extensive tables listing possible differential diagnoses of each tumor and tumor-like entity identify the key points to be considered in problem areas.

• Discussions of all investigative contexts, including immunohistochemical features wherever relevant, ensure diagnostic accuracy.
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Atlas of Gynecologic Surgical Pathology